Colorado Springs vs Dusseldorf - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Colorado Springs	Dusseldorf
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2421	$1772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5340	$4419
🏠 One person rent	$1548	$985
🏘️ Family rent	$2311	$1862
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$495
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4230	$3209
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	62	92
😀 Quality of life	84	95
🏙️ Population	479K	631K

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 37% more expensive than in Dusseldorf. Cities ranked 917th and 2469th ($2421 vs $1772) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 840th and 16th in the United States and Germany, respectively. Check the United States vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Colorado Springs compared to 1.8 months in Dusseldorf. Colorado Springs ranked 104th best city to live in the United States vs Dusseldorf ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 387th and 27th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Dusseldorf

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	Colorado Springs	Dusseldorf
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.35	$4.58
☕ Cappuccino	$6.15	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$930
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1308	$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2318	$1883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$1479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$83.3	$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2384	$6638
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2406	$5584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$3.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.6	$52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$6.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.99	$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.76	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.9	$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$55.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$92.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.3	$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1681	$721
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24682	$21276

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Cities near Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2373
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$2425
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2509
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2525
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2315
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2381
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2674
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2495
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2548
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2577
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2432
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2618
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2737
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2784
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2958
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2568
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2661
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$2624
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2661
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$2001
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2451
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2193
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1768
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1892
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2396
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2211
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1854
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1711
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$2623
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1706
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1824
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1768
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$1985

Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1495
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1497
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1500
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1522
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1479
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1561
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1476
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1517
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1444
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1494
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1490
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1433
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1471
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1428
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1314
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1580
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1434
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1511
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1572
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1469
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1485
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1439
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1445
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1233
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1460
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1494
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1443
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1518
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1367
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1435
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1444
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1744